He shared photos on his IG page yesterday and someone asked him to to return to Nigeria as he is being missed.

See Bobrisky’s response below…

The draw will kick off at 1800 GMT to determine the eight groups of four teams who will compete in the tournament in the United States from June 15 to July 13.

FIFA president, Gianni Infantino recently announced that Lionel Messi’s Inter Miami will kick off the club competition at Hard Rock Stadium, home of the NFL’s Miami Dolphins, on June 15.

FIFA plan to hold the expanded tournament every four years. No host has yet been chosen for the 2029 edition.

The 16 clubs finishing in the top two places in each group will qualify for the knockout phase, from the round of 16 to the final, without a match for third place.

The last edition of the Club World Cup featured seven teams but the new version will be considerably bigger with 32 sides including Real Madrid, Manchester City and Bayern Munich.

The expanded tournament has come under fire for the extra workload it will place on players and football’s governing body is yet to announce any broadcast deals.

This comes after his brother Peter Okoye announced the release of his new song, which Paul claims he wrote and sang.

Paul said the agreement was that he would bring 6 songs he wrote and sang while his brother Peter does the same. However,  he claims he brought his own songs and his brother went and released one of his songs alone with the support of his management.

Paul called out Peter and also called out his management for letting Peter have the song.

Just months ago, Paul accused his twin brother Peter Okoye of going on solo concerts to perform songs that he (Paul) sang alone

Mbappe completed a dream move to Madrid this summer after the end of his Paris Saint-Germain contract but has not yet hit top form under Carlo Ancelotti.

The coach has kept Brazil international Vinicius in his preferred position on the wing and has placed Mbappe, who favours playing on the left, in the centre.

“The problem, in my opinion, is that (Mbappe) is not a central striker; even with the national team, every time he plays as a number nine, he doesn’t feel comfortable because it’s not his natural position,” Benzema told the Spanish television show El Chiringuito on Monday night

“On the left, he’s got someone at his level — Vinicius — so there’s a problem. You can’t play Vinicius as a number nine or on the right; he’s at his best on the left, where he makes an impact in every game.

“Mbappe isn’t a true number nine. People have high expectations of him, and he’s under a lot of pressure. This isn’t Paris Saint-Germain.”

Since joining Madrid from PSG, the 25-year-old has scored eight goals in 14 appearances across all competitions.

Benzema, who won the Ballon d’Or at Real Madrid in 2022 before signing with Saudi Arabian side Al-Ittihad last year, advised Mbappe to keep working hard to adapt to his new role.

“(I’d tell him) don’t give up, because I don’t think he’ll push Vinicius out of position — he’s currently the best player in the world,” Benzema continued.

“Mbappe needs to accept that, for now, he’s playing as a number nine and set aside the left flank for a while.”

Benzema, who joined Real Madrid in 2009 and played there for 14 seasons, warned Mbappe that “if you go two or three games without scoring, you’re going to face a lot of scrutiny.”

Real Madrid are set to play AC Milan in the Champions League on Tuesday.

Although he did not reveal his destination, Bobrisky, in a series of videos shared on his Instagram story on Monday morning, announced that he was travelling on a first-class ticket.

“See you soon, Nigeria. This girl bought a first-class ticket three times; that’s over 30 million. Raise the bar for this girl,” he boasted.

Bobrisky’s departure comes on the heels of a series of events that unfolded last week.

Bobrisky was stopped and removed from an Amsterdam-bound KLM flight at Murtala Muhammed International Airport while attempting to travel to London on Thursday night.

He alleged that he sustained injuries during the incident and subsequently alerted his followers on social media.

Following the altercation, he was taken to the headquarters of the EFCC in Abuja, where he reportedly faced questioning regarding claims that he had bribed officials with N15 million to dismiss money laundering charges against him.

He was later released on bail on Saturday after he reportedly denied bribing the EFCC in his confessional statement made at the commission’s headquarters.

Bobrisky’s legal troubles began in April 2024, when he was sentenced to six months in prison for naira abuse.

Although initially incarcerated at Kirikiri Prison, reports emerged that he spent only three weeks in confinement before being discreetly relocated to an undisclosed private location.

The situation escalated further in September when a social media influencer, Martins Otse, known as VeryDarkMan, released an audio recording allegedly featuring Bobrisky discussing the bribery of EFCC officials to drop money laundering charges against him.

The embattled cross-dresser was stopped and removed from an Amsterdam-bound KLM flight at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport in Lagos late Thursday night while attempting to leave the country for London, the United Kingdom.

He quickly alerted his followers on social media about the arrest, stating that he sustained injuries during the process.

Bobrisky wrote, “Nigerians, help me, EFCC just arrested me. I’m badly injured.”

He was subsequently flown to the headquarters of the EFCC in Abuja, where he was interrogated on his bribery allegations against the commission.

In a voice note shared by a controversial social critic, Martins Otse, aka VeryDarkMan, Bobrisky allegedly said he bribed EFCC officers with N15m to drop money laundering charges against him.

Bobrisky perfected his bail late Friday night and was subsequently released.

Bobrisky perfected his bail late Friday night and was subsequently released.

A source, who confirmed the development to our correspondent, on the condition of anonymity, said Okuneye was detained in the female cell because of his controversial lifestyle, adding that there were no female detainees as of the time he was detained at the facility.

The source said, “Bobrisky was brought to the FCID, Alagbon, around 10 p.m. on Monday. Immigration arrested him at the Seme Border and brought him for safekeeping. He is in detention at the FCID, Alagbon. He was arrested on Sunday, detained overnight, and taken to the FCID, Alagbon. We have a lot of cells in Alagbon; and when you are having a case like that, you have to look for the right place to guarantee the safety and security of the person being detained.

Everybody is conscious of the fact that Bobrisky could be gay and nobody wants to be part of a scandal. If you put him among males, anything can happen and you cannot put him among females. So, they gave him a cell alone and the cell is around the female section and they didn’t have any female inmate around that cell.”

Confirming Okuneye’s detention, the spokesperson for the FCID, Lagos, Mayegun Aminat, during a conversation with our correspondent, on Tuesday, said, “He is detained at the FCID, Alagbon. He is with us and we are to get a remand to keep him in custody today.”

However, efforts to get an updated reaction confirming that Bobrisky was detained in a female cell proved abortive as he did not take his calls and had yet to respond to a text message sent to his mobile number as of the time this report was filed

It was gathered that further directives were being awaited regarding Okuneye’s case as he was taken to the FCID for safekeeping following his arrest by officials of the Nigeria Immigration Service during his attempt to exit the country through the Seme border.

The source said Okuneye’s attempt to exit the country through the Seme border indicated that he was aware that security agencies were after him.

“From what we gathered, he was trying to escape from the country, but we also think that maybe he is on the blacklist and for him to go to the Seme border, maybe he is aware that they are looking for him,” the source said.

spokesperson for the NIS, Kenneth Udo, in a statement on Monday evening, described Okuneye as a person of interest over recent issues of public concern.

“In keeping with its commitment to securing the borders, the Nigeria Immigration Service intercepted Okuneye Idris Olanrewaju, otherwise known as Bobrisky at the Seme Border over an attempt to exit the country.

“He is undergoing interrogation and will be handed over to the appropriate authorities for further action. The Service assures the public that it will continue to be civil and professional in its statutory responsibility of manning the country’s borders,” Udo said.

An Ikeja High Court on Monday, October 14, ruled that VDM delete his defamatory posts about the Falanas and that the Falanas serve him their defamation suit through his lawyer, Deji Adeyanju.

A false report claiming the court had asked VDM to pay N500m fine to the Falanas made the rounds on social media later. Regina then took to her Instagram page to make a post questioning the sincerity of the fine and asked why no one was going after the person who made the claims in the audio tape VDM released.

Regina was, however, dragged in her comment section by non-supporters of Very Dark Man who accused her of ‘’promoting a negative narrative” around the case.

Responding to the backlash she received, Regina argued that VDM is about to be made a scapegoat while the main issue which is the revelations in the audiotape he released appears to have been swept under the carpet.

Legendary rapper, and executive producer Fat Joe hosted the “BET Hip Hop Awards” 2024 for the third time, kicking off the show with a fiery performance of his smash single “Make It Rain” alongside DJ Spinatik.

Veteran emcee, Kendrick Lamar went home with top honours. The West Coast artist was nominated for 11 awards and took home 8, including “Lyricist of the Year,” “Hip Hop Artist of the Year,” “Song of the Year,” and “Video Director of the Year” with Dave Free for their hit “Not Like Us.”

Travis Scott accepted the “I Am Hip Hop” award, presented by actress and singer Teyana Taylor.

The event also featured performances from some of the genre’s biggest stars, including Trina, Yung Miami, Juicy J, 2 Chainz, and many more.

See the full list of winners below.

HIP HOP ARTIST OF THE YEAR

• Winner: Kendrick Lamar
• 21 Savage
• Cardi B
• Drake
• Future
• GloRilla
• Megan Thee Stallion
• Nicki Minaj

SONG OF THE YEAR

• Winner: Not Like Us, Kendrick Lamar
• Agora Hills, Doja Cat
• Bent, 41 (Kyle Richh, Jenn Carter, Tata)
• Fe!N, Travis Scott feat. Playboi Carti
• FTCU, Nicki Minaj
• Get It Sexyy, Sexyy Red
• Like That, Metro Boomin, Future, Kendrick Lamar
• Mamushi, Megan Thee Stallion feat. Yuki Chiba
• Yeah Glo!, GloRilla

HIP HOP ALBUM OF THE YEAR

• Winner: Pink Friday 2, Nicki Minaj
• American Dream, 21 Savage
• Ehhthang Ehhthang, GloRilla
• For All the Dogs Scary Hours Edition, Drake
• In Sexyy We Trust, Sexyy Red
• Megan, Megan Thee Stallion
• One of Wun, Gunna
• Utopia, Travis Scott
• We Don’t Trust You, Future & Metro Boomin

BEST HIP HOP VIDEO

• Winner: Not Like Us, Kendrick Lamar
• 8 AM in Charlotte, Drake
• Band4band, Central Cee feat. Lil Baby
• Bent, 41 (Kyle Richh, Jenn Carter, Tata)
• Big Mama, Latto
• Boa, Megan Thee Stallion
• Enough (Miami), Cardi B
• Type S—, Future, Metro Boomin, Travis Scott & Playboi Carti

BEST BREAKTHROUGH HIP HOP ARTIST

• Winner: Sexyy Red
• 41
• 310babii
• Bossman Dlow
• Cash Cobain
• Lady London
• Skilla Baby
• Tommy Richman

BEST COLLABORATION

• Winner: Like That, Metro Boomin, Future, Kendrick Lamar
• At the Party, Kid Cudi feat. Pharrell Williams & Travis Scott
• Band4band, Central Cee feat. Lil Baby
• Bongos, Cardi B feat. Megan Thee Stallion
• Everybody, Nicki Minaj feat. Lil Uzi Vert
• First Person Shooter, Drake feat. J.Cole
• Mamushi, Megan Thee Stallion feat. Yuki Chiba
• Wanna Be, GloRilla feat. Megan Thee Stallion

BEST DUO OR GROUP

• Winner: Future & Metro Boomin
• ¥$, Kanye West & Ty Dolla $ign
• 2 Chainz & Lil Wayne
• 41 (Kyle Richh, Jenn Carter, Tata)
• Common & Pete Rock
• Earthgang
• Flyana Boss
• Rick Ross & Meek Mill

BEST LIVE PERFORMER

• Winner: Missy Elliott
• Burna Boy
• Busta Rhymes
• Cardi B
• Drake
• GloRilla
• Kendrick Lamar
• Megan Thee Stallion
• Nicki Minaj
• Travis Scott

LYRICIST OF THE YEAR

• Winner: Kendrick Lamar
• 21 Savage
• Cardi B
• Common
• Drake
• Lil Wayne
• Megan Thee Stallion
• Nicki Minaj

VIDEO DIRECTOR OF THE YEAR

• Winner: Dave Free & Kendrick Lamar
• 20k Visuals
• A$AP Rocky
• Cactus Jack
• Cole Bennett
• Dave Meyers & Travis Scott
• Doja Cat & Nina McNeely
• Offset

PRODUCER OF THE YEAR

• Winner: The Alchemist
• Atl Jacob
• Cash Cobain
• Hit-Boy
• Hitmaka
• Metro Boomin
• Pete Rock
• Q-Tip

DJ OF THE YEAR

• Winner: The Alchemist
• Big Von
• DJ D-Nice
• DJ Drama
• DJ Khaled
• Kaytranada
• Metro Boomin
• Mustard

BEST HIP HOP PLATFORM

• Winner: Club Shay Shay
• Bootleg Kev
• Complex
• Drink Champs
• Million Dollaz Worth of Game
• On the Radar
• The Breakfast Club
• The Joe Budden Podcast
• The Shade Room
• XXL

HUSTLER OF THE YEAR

• Winner: 50 Cent
• A$AP Rocky
• Cam’ron & Ma$e
• Cardi B
• Drake
• Fat Joe
• GloRilla
• Kendrick Lamar
• Megan Thee Stallion

SWEET 16: BEST FEATURED VERSE

• Winner: Kendrick Lamar, Like That (Future, Metro Boomin & Kendrick Lamar)
• 21 Savage, Good Good (Usher, 21 Savage & Summer Walker)
• A$AP Rocky, Gangsta (Free Nationals, A$AP Rocky & Anderson .Paak)
• Cardi B, Wanna Be remix (GloRilla, Megan Thee Stallion & Cardi B)
• Drake, Meltdown (Travis Scott feat. Drake)
• J. Cole, First Person Shooter (Drake feat. J. Cole)
• Lil Wayne, Brand New (Tyga, YG & Lil Wayne)
• Megan Thee Stallion, Wanna Be (GloRilla, Megan Thee Stallion)

IMPACT TRACK

• Winner: Not Like Us, Kendrick Lamar
• Blessings, Nicki Minaj feat. Tasha Cobbs Leonard
• Fortunate, Common & Pete Rock
• Get in With Me, Bossman Dlow
• Hiss, Megan Thee Stallion
• Humble Me, Killer Mike
• Precision, Big Sean
• Yeah Glo!, GloRilla

BEST INTERNATIONAL FLOW

• Winner: Ghetts, UK
• SDM, France
• Leys Mc, France
• Racionais Mcs, Brazil
• Budah, Brazil
• Bashy, UK
• Stefflon Don, UK
• Maglera Doe Boy, South Africa
• Blxckie, South Africa

The diversion has been a subject of controversy since Sunday when the Nigerian delegation en route to Benghazi for the crucial Tuesday’s 2025 Africa Cup of Nations qualifier against Libya were left stranded for over 16 hours after their flight was diverted mid-flight to Al Abraq, a small airport typically reserved for hajj operations.

In a video interview sighted by our correspondent and posted on X by Sports Journalist Pooja Media on Tuesday, the pilot emphasised that the decision was not made at his discretion but came from Libyan authorities.

“The flight plan was to land at Benghazi, Benina, and we had the approval from the Libyan Civil Aviation Authority to do so,” the pilot said.

However, when we began our descent, they instructed us to divert to Al-Abraq, which is almost 150 miles away, around 300 kilometres east. It wasn’t even (listed as) our alternate airport, something which is not good,” he added.

The pilot described the diversion as potentially risky, citing the fuel calculations made for the initial destination.

“In aviation, we have our flight plan, we calculate the fuel to our destination, so we have to avoid this kind of thing because it may make a breach to safety,” he stated, adding that he repeatedly questioned the directive.

When I asked to land in Benghazi according to my flight plan and according to my authorisation, they said no, it’s from the highest authority, you have to land in Al-Abraq.”

Refuting claims from the media that the diversion was his decision, he said, “Everything is registered in aviation, we cannot hide anything, so I asked them several times, at least eight times, and I warned them, probably I will be in trouble for fuel; they said it’s from highest authority, you cannot land in Benghazi, you have to divert immediately to Al-Abraq,” he added.

The pilot noted that all relevant communications and authorisations are documented and could be provided as evidence if needed.

He said, “The truth was we were going to Benghazi, and I can show you the evidence of the approval, I have it. But at the last minute, they changed their mind and changed the airport.”

Describing the conditions at Al-Abraq, the pilot highlighted the challenges of landing at what he referred to as a poorly equipped domestic airport.

“There is no ILS (Instrument Landing System), no air navigation approach, no VHR (VHF Omnidirectional Range). We had to make a visual landing, which is particularly difficult by night with marginal weather,” he said, adding that the airport’s lack of facilities left them with “no second chances” if the landing had gone wrong.

The pilot’s familiarity with the region, having worked there for two years with a Tunisian company, was crucial in managing the difficult landing.

It was not an easy matter at all. When a pilot hears this, he will understand that it was not an easy thing to land under such conditions. Thank God we made it safely,” he said.

Meanwhile, the Nigeria Football Federation has decided to pull the Super Eagles out of qualifier match against Libya.

“Players have resolved not to play the match any longer, and NFF officials are making plans to fly the team back home,” the statement said.